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Weezer's "The Blue Album" to Be Played in Full at Riot Fest


Weezer's "The Blue Album" to Be Played in Full at Riot Fest

Weezer's "The Blue Album" to Be Played in Full at Riot Fest - The album won a radio-sponsored fan voting contest

In 2011, the Chicago-based Red Bull Riot Fest steps up the game to a new level: killer headliners abound, from Weezer and theDescendents to Social Distortion and X (playing their iconic Los Angeles album in its entirety). There is also a very special Danzig"Legacy" performance with Glenn Danzig reuniting for performances with Samhain member; an onstage reunion with Doyle from The Misfits; and a blistering Danzig set. Tickets are nearing sell out as fans from all over the world travel to Chicago for the festival, which as grown exponentially in the past seven years. A new addition to the bill is much loved locals the Smoking Popes, who'll play a free show Saturday night at Double Door!

Also, a radio-sponsored fan contest to decide which album Weezer should play in full was conducted, with The Blue Album defeatingPinkerton in the WXRT-sponsored voting. The album will be played in its entirety on Sunday, Oct, 9 at Congress Theater. Urge Overkill,Teenage Bottlerocket and White Mystery will play with Weezer at this landmark show for their fans.

The line-up for Red Bull Riot Fest is as follows: Danzig * Weezer * Social Distortion * Descendents * X (play "Los Angeles") * Smoking Popes* Youth of Today * Suicide Machines * ALL (Scott, Chad and Dave) * Helmet * Down by Law * The Business * Strike Anywhere *The Tossers * MacabreNachtmystium * The Flatliners * Flatfoot 56The Menzingers * Banner Pilot * The Pavers * Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band * Shot Baker * The CopyrightsCheap Girls * Larry and His Flask * Chinese Telephones * The Crombies * The Holy Mess * Neutron Bombs * The Infected

The fest runs Oct. 5 through Oct. 9 in Chi town! 

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